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seguidilla Definition

se·gui·dilla (seg′ə dēl′yə, sā′gə-; --dē′yə)

noun

  1. a fast Spanish dance, to the accompaniment of castanets
  2. the music for this dance, in 3/4 time
  3. a stanza of four to seven short lines, partly assonant, with a distinctive rhythm, orig. sung to this music

Etymology: Sp < seguida, a following < seguir, to follow < VL sequere: see segue